The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 20, 1898, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 189S8. he went to the Cuban war. Then the motive changed. 1 idiot. - After the audience had left the | abandoned woman and living With a courtroom only the officers and Dun-|man in San Francisco?” The witness tuted by her husband at Stockton, I did not know until 1 reached Dover this sum- answer will probably be taken back to Jjail and the examination of.other wit- nesses will proceed. - ADVERTISEMENTS. - - CLAUS SPRECKELS | i =5 2 o e + mer to the contrary. Miss Livernash devoted her second | ning and Mrs. Botkin remained. Both | Feplied with decision: “T did mot. | ™Swiln™f comi®iioe from Salf Lake in — “ ’ ” chapter to Mrs. Botkin, whose confi-| were going to the County Jail. DUnning | ness—Most. assupediy I ia nor. R I e this ety then pr- | JOSSELYN WAS NOT dence had been won, the witness ad- | Stood: within the.area reserved for wit- fil'};nl &t;tln'éalkiiing “l’”'m'm}r i][ fiotgg; til March of this year. I saw Mrs. Bot- o ’ mitted, under the mask of friendship| nesses. He looked down wupon his| ¢ saying R L e e kin grery, d%y,an.d spent a g‘{,ehaetnd:gé 3{ AN ASSASSIN’S VICTIM and througl the very hospitality of the | former mistress with hatred marked in | attorney? ~Witness—Yes, Y hEa s et JAOTIDRNY, We SR R accused woman herself. Mrs. Botkin | confessed time and again, the witness | said, her passicn for, Dunning. a gay life with re. What others conceived She had lived but pleas 2 W was no sin for her. For sl would stop at noth- € the divorce court., but 1 not stoop to murde in the same breath she would that it would have been far to have let the man die and ther for her child. Mr declare ser urbed over the shadow of s at had fallen upon her. She argued whether or not the death of Mrs. Dunning Would keep the hus from he he suggested the possibil- ity of m ze with her paramou then ¢ dangerou: and fanci of picior visions dread. wal } m were-closing in upon, ber relief came only with wakefulne She sought her husband s thought she was in privacy with/him, but Miss Livernash was listening at the door and heard the un il wife «demand of her hus his amg¢ her 1 sought fon she was mer was impugn scratinized and her family her maotives to give plac no thought | | of Mrs. Dunning as every line of his face. The woman's answering glance was one unconcern. Owing to the death of a relative Of!man and wasn’t journed from 10 o’'clock in the morn- ing until 2 in the afternoon, when Miss Lizzie Livernash took the stand for the prosecution. Miss Livernash’s story as she detailed it in answer to questions by Mr. Hosmer, is substantially as fol- lows “I live in Healdsburg and know Mrs. 3otkin. I saw her at the home of her sister, Mrs. McClure, at Healdsburg, on the morning of August 15. At that time I was detailed by the Examiner to visit her and ask if she had any idea as to who poisoned Mrs. Dun- id she had not and spoke being a woman with many friends and no enemies. She thought the poison had been sent ning. by some friend who did not know it was in the candi 1 saw her again the next dry, being sent this time to | interview " he to the alleged inti- ting between nerself and pain of -exposing | he was r to John P.: Dunnir rable crea- t who. had been the theme of her discour; There was a hum of ex-! pectation: in the courtroom when the name 7of " Dun was announced. There ‘Wwas th of dr , the shifting of chalirs, the murmur aof voices as the au ttled themselves for the salac sensation of the case. There' was hing pathetically im- pressiv the question: “Did you know Mary Elizabeth Dunning, a human be “I did,” was the answer. ' “She was my wife With that preliminary lated t} Dunning re- history of his intercourse with Mrs. Botkin. He told where and how he met Ler and how their acquaintance 8rew to frier ) d then to inti- macy. He tc E that no one he knew knew her. With her he avoided public place ght the back rooms of saloons, “cafes,” road h , the race He knew her as Mrs. 5, then s. Adclaide Botkin, i . He followed ng her society, comy lecting his sly Dur ning | leave the facts that intimacy even to the smallest detail. He told how he deceived his wif ven show- ing her letters to his mis: At last the time came for him to the re- | lationship. His dissipation had robbed him of th this city bility of employment in ved a position as for the Associated was without money or f e and he decided to accept the proffered place. Mrg begged him not to go. | It would be unkind and cruel! she said. to leave her after their with her g intimac even in pov- than leave her. He was h er, and tearfully Rotkin accompanied him acrc the ferry on his way. T nded for him the intim, hich the prosecution ims._resulted so tragically to Dun- s wife. cy ning was then shown the letter He ¢ th handwriting of Mrs, 1 that during his intimacy h Mrs. Botkin he had told he that his wife was passionately fond of can- dy. He then identified the ing on the wrapper that inclc of poisoned candy as the hand- writing of Mrs. Botk With that as- over to the aminer, € same calm unconcern that characterized his dir evidence stions of Attorney He declared that he had been intimate with many women other than Mrs. Botkin in this city. He knew th names of some- and of others he did not. He was commanded to tell the names of those he knew. He declined to do so. It was the indication of-decency that he had given. He de- stroved its cffect by asking time in which to refresh his memory. He was given a few minutes for this ¢, and then again declined to Knight pres: his question, and Judge Cook commanded Dunning to answer. Again he refused, and Judge Cook ordered him sent to the County, had he answered the qu Knight. Jail until he does answer. ASSISL(’IH(1 District Attorney Hosmer made a plea that Dunning asked for time. replied Judge Cook; “it may do him some good.” The case’was then continued, ‘until this morning. George Knight declares that he will not continue the cross ex- amination of Dunning until his ques- tion»jis . answered. This means that Dunning will pass more than one day in jail unless he completes the despi- cable gharacter he h self and becomes worse than a moral ‘Ornaments In Royal Hunover, Royal Tep ~ litz'and - Fancy Bohemian Glassware. : . 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He passed on & bicycle, dnd something going wrong with it he stopped near them. He introduced himself and she was favorably impressed with him. The next time she met him was at the race- cour when she inviteC him to call on her at 927 Ge; reet, where she was living with her stepson, Beverly. “He lived on Post street three flights up, and she persuaded him to take the small hall bedroom in the Geary-street hou This he did, and they always spent their evenings together there. Mrs. Botkin said he w travagant at the races and wa sipated habits. Had it not her she said he would have committed uicide. He was financially embar- rassed and she went to his aid with v, She prepared .his meals and eavored to reclaim him from his pated habi He was in rags and in abject poverty and his misfortunes proved a tax on her resources. “Thi; continued Miss Livernash, “took place in the morning. On the aftérnoon of the same day I was sent to her to tell her that she was un- der suspicion of having committed the crim Mrs. Botkin was shocked, hor- rified and be hysterical. She cried out in her distre: ‘Oh, why didn't I the man to die; I should have saved the wife and child.’ Mrs. Botkin decided to go to her husband at Stock- ton and prepared to leave the next i I told her I would travel with nd_the Xt morning we started co en route fc ckton. Botkin was heavily veile She sed a telegram printed in the s in which Mr. Pennington point- r of suspicion at her. She 1id that if Dunning heard of her be- suspected of the crime he would blow out his brains. She also suggested that her enemies might have forged her writing in the note that accompanied the candies. She talked a great deal about poisons and gaye it as her theory that the killing of the women was ac- cidental. She mentioned Mrs. Corbalay as one.who might have done it. Mrs. Botkin said she knew she would be suspected. She also said that if they came together and married thg strong hand of the law might be:laid on her. Mrs. Botkin was anxious to go to her husband, who, she d, would take ng apart on While in San Francisco we stayed at the R House. I reg tered, but Mrs. Botkin did not. kept closely to her room as she said s i ded until husband’s side. explained that Mr. Pennington’s icions were aroused by three an- ymous letters sent Mrs. Dunning in five months. Mrs. Dunning sent them band and he sent them on to She' told of the: di in which she had indulged and acknowledged having led a gay life ne loved the pleasures of the worlc stand in her way not even the di- paper ed the fir to gratify her desire | vorce court, but she would not stoop | the bed together and tell racy stori | | i H | ’ he! | very gates of hell.’ to. murder. “During the trip to Stockton she told of the life at 927 Geary street; of Dun- ning ‘coming home efforts to sober him up. She said Mr ley, Beverly Botkin, Dunning an elf would come home from the rac and after getting on the outside of veral bracers they would all lie on drunk and of h Sometimes Mrs. Botkin would get on top of a chiffonier in the room and en- tertain the others with dances. She ipa- | of insolent | Droth: | acknowledged her intimacy with Dun- | ning and said the world may see sin | in those things but she did not. Her thoughts reverted to the murder and | she said that intimacy does not show murder. = She’ also said Dunning w her affinity. and to live with one’s af- | intended to break the Knight—Didn’t you teil her about your er dressing in woman's clothes and | one of the jurors the court was ad- | of insanity? uerading on Market street? Wit~ —I did not, most assuredly. Knight—Didn’t 'your brother shoot a he acquitted on the plea The witness' answer was hardly audible and was to the effect that she had told nothing about her fam- She was also asked if she did not tell rs. Botkin that one brother was trou- bled in his mind and that another com- mitted ‘suicide after selling the story of his death to a newspaper. Tnis was all force of the wo- man’s testimony before the jury. Knight drew from the witn her traveling and hotel exper paid by Mrs. Botkin, the conside being that she would prove Mrs. Botkin's friend. You are her friend,” stic rejoinder to thi: . Miss Livernash id that she secured all this information bit by bit, it being admitted grudgingly ter said that Mrs, nistress o son,. and st had the s i husband, Mrs. Mr. Botkin to her, but Mrs. grée to thi The witne ecure a divorce botkin would S W a; d if she had ever told Mrs. Grant that she had gained confidence by telling her with a n¥ d man in se wife was a drunkard. had not condemned »d that she ) e not w.th her to ex- e confidences. M Knight asked how she sec ed all this aterial against s. Botk he said Mrs. Botkin was Mr: nd t d wit d told the ities of D al somet hout ss t s at the mounts. Bot aid . tha se v. morphin nulant during the journe sburg to this city and thence 3 to_Stockton. John P. Dunning was the next and last | | of candy. the office T was usually with her. spent our time in her foom, at the race track and in saloons and cafes. At whose solicitation? 1 don’t think there was any solicitation. “I left San Francisco to go to Havana as a_newspaper correspondent on March 8. 1 left hurriedly at the time, as the position depended on my reaching New York on a certain day. 1 was living at the Victoria at the time and Mrs. Botkin was there aiso. I told her of the re- ceipt of the telegram and she urged me not to go. ~She said that she thought it unkind and cruel after our intimacy to leave her at that time. I told her I had to go. 1 was in sore financial straits and I proposed to take advantage of the opportunity to better my condition. To this she said it was better to remain in poverty and all that went with it, rather than to break the relationship—she might never see me again. I don’t know what 1 told her, except that I would never come back to San Francisco again. “I received the telegram on Monday and left on Tuesday evening. I did not see much of Mrs. Botkin all day Tues- day, as I was kept downtown making ar- rangements for my departure. When T left she went to the ferry with me and accompanied me to Sixteenth street sta- tion, Oakland. She was much depressed in spirit and had very little to say. e cried on the <rain and at the station her manner was particularly affec- tionate, “On_a number of occasions I talked th her about my wife, her likes and kes. T told of her peculiar character- I said she was extremely religious. She was born in an entirely different at- mosphere from that of San Francisco and she could not get accustomed to condi- | tions here. She had a particularly high id®a of morality. In addition to this, I | told her that s?:e was passionately fond “When I went away I told her that I would not return to San Francisco, as I had reasons to expect a permanent po- sition in New York after the war. I also conveyed this information to her in let- ters from Key West, Havana, Jamaica A PROBABILITY THAT HE CuM- MITTED SUICIDE. Peculiar Action of His Relatives, ‘Who Seek to Make It Appear That He Was Murdered. Lockwood H. Josselyn, the young sol- dier who was found dead in the bathtub at the home of his parents, 441 Geary street, Sunday morning, was not the vic- tim of foul play, despite the intimation | of his relatlves that he met death at the hands of some assassin. For some inexplicable reason they have sought to uphold the theory that the young man was murdered, but a careful investigation by Detecuve Tom Gibson, substantiated by the autopsy, disproves this. In the opinion of Gibson, Josselyn either committed suicide or -died from the ef- fect of alcohol, for, although the young man’s parents maintain that he never touched liquor, it is known positively that he was drinking heavily last Saturday night. If Josselyn ended his life by means of poison, an analysis of the sto- mach, which will be made to-day, will undoubtedly disclose that fact, unless he took some poison which leaves no trace behind, for Josselyn was an expert in poisons and would have had no difficulty in choosing some means of death that would not be disclosed by chemicals. Josselyn, in company with L. M. Oak- ley, left the cineograph parlor on Mar- ket street, where both were employed, at 12:10 Sunday night. They went to the Metropole saloon, a few doors from their place of business, where they had two drinks. = From there they went to the Olympic and had two drinks more. At 1 o'clock they went to a restaurant on Taylor street, where they had_ supper. From there the couple proceeded to 2 Mason street and sat down to a game of poker. During the game Josselyn had three drinks of whisky and three drinks of gin. He lost about $, all that re- mained of $8 50 when he left the cine- ograph establishment. He was some- what under the influence of liquor, and Oakley accompanied him to his home, 441 Geary street, leaving him at the door. They arrived there at 4:15 a. m. On the way home Josselyn remarked that he had promised to give his mother $6350, but he didn’t know where the money was coming from. It would have been utterly impossible for anybody to have attacked Josselyn and carried the body up the two flights of stairs, or even to make his way up in the dark unhampered by any burden whatever without arousing the entire household unless he was thoroughly fa- miliar with the place. Josselyn has been quite despondent of late, and it s said that the sole object of his visit here was to seek a reconcilia- tion with his divorced wife, but she re- fused to have anythng more to do with him. A few years ago he was found by his father in_an unconscious condition in a room at 52 Kddy street, where the family then lived, from the effects of gas which he had evidently turned on with suicidal intent. Sunday morning, soon after the body was found, Mrs. Josselyn stated that Lockwood had told her that someé time he would be found dead in the bathtub. The family asserted that when they re- moved the body to his room and took his clothing off they saw several suspicious marks on his throat and a bruise on the head as though he had received a violent blow, but yesterday when Dr. Gallagher held the autopsy he was unable to find any of the marks described, and all the organs were in a healthy condition, with the gossihle exception of the stomach, which will be tested to-day. The youngest sister of the deceased,who discovered the body, told the detective yesterday that when she entered the bathroom she noticed a peculiar smell. Her stepmother sharply told her not to say anything. From this and other cir- MISS LIZZIE A. LlVERN/ASH, REPORTER and EAVESDROPPER Dunning’s companion witness at the Botkin trial yesterday was Miss Lizzie Livernash, who swore that as a friend she gained the con- fidence of Mrs. Botkin, and then divulged what she had gained in confi- dence. When this failed, Miss Livernash testified that she listened at a door to learn the secrets of the accused woman. While engaged in this duty she was employed as a reporter on the Examiner. She told on the witness stand a revolting story of Mrs. Botkin and John P. Dunning. the relations that existed between witness . He told of his mar- riage with the daughter of Mr. Penning- ton in Dover, February 12, 1881, and of the birth of a daughter in December of the same ye at once. He first met Mrs. Botkin while at 2529 California street. he was living 25! Although his wife was here, he met Mr: r. Botkin frequently at Golden. Gate Park and in numerous cafes in the cit At firs e gave the name of Mr: urtis, and was living at 2217 California street, three blocks from where he lived. While his wife was here his acquaintance with | the woman was not an open one. He avoided being s with her in public places. About this time his wife went to finity was only to be compared with life | on another .planet. “In turn she charged - Mrs. Seeley, Mrs. Arbogast and Mrs. Forcade with the authorship of the anonymous let- te: We left on the afternoon of August 17 for Stockton. I was to interview her husband and was to do all in my power to have him say the blame for their separation was all his. We went to the Imperial Hotel, where we met Mr. BotKin, They asked to be left alone for a féw moments. 1 went “outside, and the' transom being open, heard all the conversation that passed. Mrs. Botkin .was excited and pleaded with her husband. ' She said, ‘You must say | the fault is yours; you must say this to:save my life. If you don’'t I will hound you and that womam into the The husband re- do; I don’t want In the in- terview which I finally secured Mr: Botkin supplied most’ of the material, her husband merely answering in the affirmative when I asked him if he reed to the statement his wife was making for him, “In’the meantime Beverly Botkin, the son, came in. He was in a beastly state of intoxication, and was cursing report- ers and sending them to the warm re- gions. I tried to pacify Mrs. Botkin, and asked the son not to create a scene. I asked him if he knew Dun- ning, and he said: ‘Yes, Jack Dun- ning loves my mother and my mother loves him.” The mother cried out: ‘Oh! Beverly, Beverly, you will ruin me!'" When Beverly left the room sh sald to me: ‘Oh! Miss Livernash, m son has the power to damn me!’ “She told me of her correspondence with Dunning and gave me some of his letters, but said she had taken care not to give the most compromising ones for publication. She also expressed the hope that Dunning was smart enough to destroy the ones she wrote him. She said they were twenty-page affairs, and couched in such affectionate language that she did not want _the authorities to get them. She said she was an Eng- lish woman and believed 'in living as they did. She explained that the women have husbands who provide them with all comforts, and that they also have lovers with whom' they ‘lived in inti- macy, and that was her ideal as to the way to live.” i : At this point Attorney Knight of the defense took Miss Livernash for cross- examination. His first question was: “You were detailed.to interview Mrs. Botkin. Did you tell her you were an plied: ‘That will ol Y her f: er's home in their daughter with them. Delaware, taking relations of the man and woman became | more open and they were together every da; At the time she lived at 717 Pos t, and he had a room at 612 Post. id he was not sailing under false s with Mrs. Botkin, as she knew he was a married man from the first day of their acquaintance. One of her firgt ques- tions to him was, “Is there not some one in this world who is very, very fond.of you?’ and he replied, “Yes, my wife.” She told him she was marrfed and that her husband was in England. “She was living here to establish a residence in order that she might secure a divorce. Later on sha told him that her right name was Ade-. laide Botkin. She said she was born in Kent, England, and that her mother died when she was a child. Her father fol- lowed her mother ‘to the grave, and she then sent to a convent. While yet young she married one Curtls, who was much older than herself. She then moved to Boston, where she married Botkin, a widower, with a boy then some 13 years of age. She took him into her especial charge and brought him up. The witness moved finally to 927 Geary street. Mrs. Botkin was living there, and he hi ne frequently to see her. house,” said the witness, “and I took it for the benefit of Mrs. Botkin's society more than for any other reason. small hall bedroom. Her room was on the same floor, but in the back portion of the house. ‘At whose request did I go there? There was no request about it. “1 was frequently in the company of Mrs. Botkin at that time at the race track, in cafes, restaurants and hotels. We took most of our meals at restau- rants together. I was in her compnni\‘r a great deal, except in the morning, when was at my office. The intimacy be- tween Mrs. Botkin and myself was a close one. She treated me with a mark- ed degree of affection. 1 went to Salt Lake in August and we corresponded all the time during my absence. requently her letters averaged one a week or ten days. My answers were not quite as reg- ular. I destroyed her lettérs a% soon ds w through reading them. “While there I received a copy of an anonymous letter which my wife had for- warded to me. It was in my wife's hand- writing. It told of my life in San Fran- cisco at 927 Geary street and of many things objectionable’to’ my wife. I sent it to Mrs. Botkin, accompanied by the answer I sent my wife. had my sus- icion as to the author and wanted her deas on the matter. She thought Mrs. Louise Seeley had written it. We fre- quently taiked over it afterward when we met. Sometimes one and sometimes an- Other of us would ‘start the conversa- tion. 5 ““‘About this time she told.me that dur- ing my absence she had been divorced and that I had been named as the co- respondent, The proceedings were insti- The couple came to this State | After this the | there was a room vacant in the | It was a | | and Porto Rico. During this time she did not express any desire to join me. | After the surrender of Santiago I went | to Porto Rico to fit out an expedition. At Ponce 1 received a cablegram notifying me of my wife's death. Five days later | In New York T learned how it happened.” | The witness was then shown the vari- | ous exhibits of handwriting, the wrapper, | the note and the anonymous letters. He | was asked, if from his knowledge of Mrs. | Botkin's handwriting he could state in | whose handwriting they were. “I believe |theém to be in the handwriting of Mrs. | Botkin,” sald the witness slowly. |, Mr. Hosmer tried to bring out the fact | that in one of the letters was a state- | ment peculiarly within the knowledge of Mrs. Botkin. The court would not permit t unless the witness would state that exclusively within the knowledge | s, Botkin and himself. | Mr. Knight then commenced the cross- | examination that ended so abruptly when | the prisoner declined to answer a ques- tion. He first asked him as to his ident- ification of the anonymous letters writ- ten in ink and pencil. The witness said he believed that Mrs, BotKin wrote them, but acknowledged that when his wife sent theni to him_he cast suspicion _on an- other preson, Mrs. Kellenberger. He knew at the time she did not write them. The witness had heard of a remark this woman is alleged to have made to_the effect that it was a shame that after Mrs, Dunning left San Francisco her husband tried to drink himself to death, He ac- knowledged that he knew no good will ex- isted between Mrs, Botkin and Mrs. Seeley, and that Mrs. Botkin tried to | break the intimacy existing between Bey- jerly and the woman. He also sald he knew Mr. Botkin lived with Mrs. Arbo- ifig\st, as Mrs. Botkin had discussed it with im. She also discussed the matter of a | divorce, which ghe said Mr. Botkin desired and which she did not propose to permit, | As a reason she said she did not intend to be left without support. The witness said he did not encourage her either to | get a divorce or to fight her husband in | the matter. | ,Asked as to whv he associated with Mrs. | Botkin he said he enjoyed her society— | enjoyed it more than that of any other woman in San Francisco at that time. The witness was asked what women he associated with before Mrs. Botkin came on the scene, and he said some he aid not know. Roughly speaking there might be half a dozen of them. “Were you affectionate with them asked Knight. . “Not particularly.” He met. them in the park, at the Cliff and at cafes. He wrote no notes to them and had no difficulty in breaking off with them. ..Give their names,” said Knight. “1 decline to answer,” sald the witness. Judge Cook—Answer the question, “I will answer it when I have time to | figure it up. It is now nearly half-past | 4 and the court wiil soon adjourn. I want | to_think it over until morning."” | Knight—T insist upon an answer to my | question. | T i o Dunning—T decline to answer. Inight—1 insist. I submit to your Hon- or that the witness is in contempt of court and that he must be confined in the County Jail until he answers the q\}es‘;lon.c k o udge Cook then remanded the witness to the custody of the Sheriff, saying: | “You can have the night to think the matter ove To Mr. Hosmer the witness said he did not claim he did not remember, but want- ed time to think the matter over. The trial will go on this morning. Dun- ning will be asked the question at which he shied yesterday ufl if he does not cumstances the officer thinks the family are satisfled that the young man commit- ted sulcide, but in order to escape the odium are trying to make it appear that| he was murdered. While in camp at Chickamauga last summer Josselyn had an attack of ty- phold fever, and it is possible that in his weakened condition the liquor he drank Saturday night caused his death as he entered the bathroom, his body falling into the tub. e G e SUPERVISORS TURNED THE MAYOR DOWN THEY REFUSED TO INDORSE HIS SELECTION. Another Extension of Time Granted to the Hall of Justice Con- tractors. The chief feature of the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday afternoon was a knock-out blow gtraight from the shoulder to Mayor Phelan from the en- tire body—the solid contingent and the minority joining hands to show him that the old committee of one hundred's deeds live after it. + The retiring Mayor always places in nomination a gas inspector for the ensu- ing two years. Yesterday afternoon, shortly after calling the meeting to or- der, Mayor Phelan named John P. Dunn as the man he would prefer to see en- joying this soft snap. There was a brief pause. The members o1 the board leaned back in their chairs in a reflective mood and memory carried them back to the days when John P. Dunn presided over what has frequently been ttrmed “the one hundred job chasers.” Supervisor Smith broke the silence. “I move that the matter be lald over for one week," he said. “Why do you want it laid over?” asked Clinton. *To beat John P. Dunn, if possible,” was the retort. When the roll was called it showed that the ma- eorlty of the board Wl? in favor of “lay- ng over to beat John P. Dunn.” And the MnKor sighed deeply. T thing that popped e next pretty little its head into the nest of jobbery was a communication from oateman grothers, requesting a further extension of time on the Hall of Justice. The last time such a reqyest was made they were given untitl January 1, 1899, to firush the build- ing, althouy, every one was confident that it could not possibly be made ready for occupancy by that time. There was the usual talk, the usual cry of “altera- tions in the plans,” and the lucky con- tractors were glven until July 19." This is good news for the spiders that have made their nests undisturbed in the cor- ridors of the building, but the property owners may look at it in another light. Another problem came up among a batch of bills. It consisted of Bills from Henley & Costello and McGowan & Squirés for $75 each for legal Services Inquiry elicited the information that these services consisted of defending Supervis- ors Lackmann and Rottanzi in the suit which followed ousting the board from office about a year ago. Some of the members of the board objected to the payment of these bils on the ground that they were personal bills, but they will be paid just the same. Supervisor Clinton sprung a ne the object of which is loai)rovl le for a Mission zoo at a very small cost to the city. He stated that the Branch County Jufl is nothing more or less than a_com- fortable summer resort for a horde of criminals; that, when the Hall of Jus- tice is completed, the portion of e City Hall now used for police headquarters and the City Prison will be vacated. His lan is to move the inmates of the branch jail into the City Hall and use the House, of Refuge property as a Mission zoo. The resolution was passed to print and wul be taken up next week. scheme Children’s Lyceum. The Children's Progressive Lyceum will hold its twenty-seventh annual Christmas festival on Monday evening, December 26, at Pythian Castle, 909 Market street. rogramme Wwill consist of the oper- ;r!l:: 1,:1 oie act entitled “Under the Green- wood Tree,” and a piece “The Christmas Ship,”” in which seven persons, includin; Santa Claus, will take part. There wil also be recitations, vocal and instru- mental music and a_ distribution of gifts, the whole to conclude with dancing. e To Cure a Cold in One Day grusgists foud Tha T ATt ails citar moune! lh genuine has L. B, Q. on each tablet. N Continued from First Page. time is close at hand, and while the necessity for relief is not actually pres- ent except in a few cases the direful day is not more than a week or two off. The few cars of provisions and feed that have been distributed have been timely and have prevented some suffering, but in order that the entire community may be tided over a bad time it will require the expenditure of at least $150,000. On going over the country the evi- dences of distress are not present ex- cept in the absence of live stock and the barren fields. The people are not flaunting their destitution before the world. Rather, are they hiding it, but when you go into their houses and see the scant larders and the pinched faces of the women and children you realize that you are in the presence of want, and terrible want. I talked to Dr. Galbraith, a man of wide acquaintance, who has responded faithfully to every call made upon his services, notwithstanding the fact that he has not received a fee in two years. | He was loath to tell of the distress of | his neighbors, but gave stories of many who were in sore straits, vet are too proud to have it made public. He told | of one boy whom he treated and found that the malady arose from the ruct‘ that the child’s food had consisted prin- | cipally of acorns. He told of families | where there had been nothing but flour or meal and beans for weeks. No grease of any kind and no meat. These are the stories that were told wherever I went and yet they were impossible of actual verification, for when the houses of the unfortunates were visited they would hide their misery and put forth an assumption of comfort that was only too strangely belied by their gaunt features and starved look. I saw but two dead cows and one dead horse during the day’s ride.” The stock has been sent out of the country except on the large ranches. There it is reported that great numbers have | died. The few horses and cows neces- sary for ordinary farm purposes are al- most walking skeletons, and unless they get food soon they will all die. A few tons of hay to each farmer will save his stock, and $50 worth of pro- visions will save his family. If rains come this will be sufficient. If an- other dry season is upon them they will have to be carried for more than a year. When it was announced that Claus Spreckels had sent his check to Gov- ernor Budd for $25,000 to be distributed | to the needy in this county, the uni- versal reply was that Mr. Spreckels | was one man on whom the people could always rely, and there has been a gen- eral expression of satisfaction and gratification that the money has been placed in the hands of the Governor rather than being distributed. as some has been, in a way that will advertise the misfortune of the people in a the- atrical manner to display with ostenta- tion the liberality of the donor. As one man expressed it, “God bless Claus Spreckels. He always Kknows how to help the unfortunate.” = The theatrical display of 'a news- paper has brought forth nothing but expressions of dissatisfaction. as the people do not want their misfortunes used to advertise yellow journalism. CLAUS SPRECKELS’ ACTION IS TIMELY Farmers WfiAccept Help on Condition of Being Al- lowed to Return Money. SALINAS, Dec. 19.—News published in the San Francisco dailies of the fact that destitution existed in the southern portion of Monterey and adjoining county has created intense excitement among all classes. Many who were fully cognizant of the true facts con- tinue to belittle the information and claim that the publication of ‘details would only serve to give the county a | black eye and stop all progress. While they acknowledge that many deserving people are in need they also say many who are always grumbling even in the best years, will receive aid which should not be given. That feed for stock, food for families and also cloth- ing are wanted, is not denied. Further excitement was found to ex- ist, however, when rumors began to spread that Claus Spreckels, believing the truth of reports sent by ecorre- spondents and private ‘letters, had of- fered Governor Budd the sum of $50,000 to be used as State ald for the destitute and suffering of Monterey County. ‘When the report came direct, however, that Claus Spreckels had offered $50,000 to.Governor Budd for relief of the suf- fering people of Monteérey County, of which sum $25,000 had been accepted, there was great satisfaction. “It is ones of the grandest and noblest gifts ever given for suffering humanity by any- one,” was the general outspoken opin- ion of every one who. was shown the news, and none could praise Claus Spreckels too much. The gift will, if used properly, do much to alleviate dis- tress during the long period between the present date and the crop season of 1899. & Bankers, merchants, physicians and all the more prominent citizens seemed relieved by the news of the donation and rany stated that numbers of those who will be relleved will accept help only on the condition that they will be allowed to return money when better times come. All except. a few croakers, who seek to decry the existing want, declare that the gift comes in the nick This comfortable Morris Chair, in oak or mahogany finish frame, with heavy cor= duroy cushions, Toclose at $8 gach, A large assortment of odd pieces of Furniture, suitable for holiday gifts, at propor- tionately low prices. Choice selection of Or?— ental, English and Domestic Rugs. Sofa Pillows, Silk and Ve- lour Table Covers, Silk and Lace Curtains, etc. CPEN EVENINGS. W.&J.SLOANE & CO. Carpets—Furniture—Upholstery 641, 643, 645, 647 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. It Will Make You Feel Good ‘When your wife tells you on Christmas morning that your shirt front and col- lar rivals the whiteness of the lilies. There is nothing that can encircle your neck, outside of her snowy arm, that will please you more on Xmas than a collar done up Wwith the, perfect golor and finish that we put on all linen laundered here. The United States Laundry, office of time and all say God bless Claus Spreckels, who, believing that suffer- ing exists, extends a glad hand to all and makes Christmas time possibly a merry one. NEW YORK SOLDIER . BOYS START EASTWARD Four companies of the First New York Volunteer Infantry, constituting Major ‘Walter Scott’s battalion, started for home yesterday, happy in the prospect of spend- ing Christmas with their families, from whom they have been separated almost ever since they were mustered into the Federal service. last May. The returning soldiers are members of Companies C of Albany, E of Utica, F of Walton and G of Oneonta, N. Y., and they will reach their homes on Christmas evening _or Christmas day, barring accident. The only cloud that mars the joy of their re- turn ‘is the fact that since leaving the East deaths have averaged three to a company. In addition a number of sick were left behind in Honolulu, afflicted 1004 Market street Telephone South 420 tarrh last autumn. During the month of October | could neither taste nor smell, and could hear but little. Ely’s Cream Baim cured it—Marcus Geo. Shautz, Rehway, N. J. Cream Balm is placed into the nostril pread over the membrane and is absorbed. Rellef is immediate and a cure follows. It is n t drying —does not produce sneezing. Large, s l?flll Size, 10¢; at Dr\xasflu or by malil > - ELY BROTHERS, 38 Warren st., New York. Use ‘ Faclal Soap and Pug Noses, Hump, Flat, Broken, Ill-Shaped. with typhoid fever. 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